The Minority Caucus in Nigeria’s House of Representatives has demanded an immediate overhaul of the national security architecture, describing the state of emergency declared by the President in 2025 as a move targeted at political opponents.
House Minority Leader, Fred Agbedi, who made this demand at a media briefing in the National Assembly on Wednesday, called on the federal government to desist from propaganda and fund security intelligence, improve welfare for frontline troops, and not give wildcards for political appointees.
Agbedi condemned the killing of Major-General Rabe Abubakar while in terrorist captivity in Katsina State, calling for a full, transparent investigation into his abduction and murder, saying the country deserves to know how terrorists now kill Generals with impunity.
On the Oyo State school abduction, the caucus demands a special military operation within 72 hours to rescue the school children and their teachers without excuses, calling for an end to mass abductions without consequences and terrorists dictating terms with a government that issues statements instead of results.
While reacting to Justice Lifu’s judgement deregistering five political parties, Agbedi described the move as a deliberate ploy to engender judicial chaos weaponised to destabilise the polity.
The minority leader says the judgment is rascality taken too far, and a danger to participatory democracy and called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN to wade into conflicting judgements on party deregistration to save the judiciary from further embarrassment.
The caucus asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to resist being used to sabotage democracy as the opposition will not accept a 2027 election rigged before it begins.
The caucus called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend all 2027 political activities and face governance by declaring a six-month National Security and Economic Recovery Plan, as the life of every Nigerian matters.
According to the group, politics must take the back seat when the country bleeds, asking the President to secure Nigeria first as the government exists primarily for the security and welfare of the people.
The minority caucus asked Nigerians not to despair, assuring them that the 2027 general election will not be decided in Aso Rock or by compromised courts but by the people.